Car Video System User Manual

Media Station|PT Guide20
Overview of Media Station|PT
Installed as a Video Satellite
System
(Windows XP Only)
Pro Tools and a Media Station|PT video satellite
are known collectively as a video satellite system,
and comprise the following components:
• A dedicated Pro Tools computer with:
• Pro Tools|HD card
• Pro Tools|HD audio interface
•SYNCHD or SYNCI/O
• Video reference (connected to the
SYNC HD or SYNC I/O)
• Local and/or shared audio storage (local au-
dio storage required and shared storage op-
tional on Mac OS X)
• Video Satellite Option installed
• A dedicated Media Station|PT computer with:
• Local and/or shared storage for audio and
video
• Avid video peripheral
• Video reference (connected to the Avid
video peripheral and the VTR if present)
• Optional VTR
• Ethernet connection, either directly through
Ethernet hub or via a larger Ethernet network
To install Media Station|PT as a video satellite of
Pro Tools:
1 Install any optional hardware: See “Installing
Hardware” on page 22.
2 Make Ethernet connections between Pro Tools
and the video satellite system: See “Making
Ethernet Connections with Video Satellite Sys-
tems” on page 25.
3 Install Media Station|PT: See “Installing
Media Station|PT Software on Windows XP” on
page 26.
4 Authorize the Video Satellite option on any
Pro Tools machine that will be used to interface
with the video satellite: See “Authorizing the
Video Satellite Option in Pro Tools” on page 32.
Figure 2. Diagram of Pro Tools and a Media Station|PT video satellite system (with required components connected
via solid lines and optional components connected via dotted lines)
Shared
Storage
Video Reference
(Black Burst) or
tri-level sync
Pro Tools
CPU
Media Station|PT
CPU
(Video
Satellite)
Deck Control or 1394
Ethernet connection (directly between two CPUs via hub or through LAN)
Audio I/O
Video I/O
SYNC HD
(or SYNC I/O)
Video
Storage
Audio
Storage
VTR
Speakers
External monitor